Player Dossier

2015-2018

Central Michigan

Alex Briones

LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Ishpeming, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Alex Briones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.

Usage / Role

37%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Player Story

Alex Briones built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Ishpeming, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Alex Briones' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7793

Ishpeming · Ishpeming, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Alex Briones, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Central Michigan. Alex Briones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
194
TFL
17
Sacks
3.5
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Alex Briones quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · LB
Career Tackles
194
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game
Kent State
Recruit profile
2-star · Ishpeming · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Ishpeming · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
63 tackles · LB 209th (top 18%) · Mid-American 38th (top 7%) · National 375th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan10481.50.5-2025.7
2017 PostseasonCentral Michigan135-0--065.4
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan13788.5321065.4
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1163703-060

Related Context

Alex Briones played LB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Briones recorded 194 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 17.5 primary output with 40.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Central Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

40.1

Usage

10.4

Consistency

35

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. Rhode Island: 4. Kansas: 0. Syracuse: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Boston College: 0. Ohio: 1. Toledo: 1. Ball State: 1.5. Western Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 3. Kent State: 5. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. Rhode Island: 11 by 85.8. Kansas: 10 by 41.7. Syracuse: 7 by 39.2. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 10 by 41.7. Ohio: 4 by 26.7. Toledo: 9 by 47.5. Ball State: 5 by 35.8. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 46.7. Kent State: 9 by 87.5. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs Kent State

Result
Fri 12/22@ WyomingL 14-3753000
Fri 11/24vs Northern IllinoisW 31-2433000
Wed 11/15@ Kent StateSplash gameW 42-2397310
Thu 11/9vs Eastern MichiganSplash gameW 42-30421110
Thu 11/2@ Western MichiganW 35-2831000
Sat 10/21@ Ball StateW 56-9530.5001
Sat 10/14vs ToledoL 10-3097100
Sat 10/7@ OhioW 26-2341100
Sat 9/30@ Boston College10+ tacklesL 8-28104000
Sat 9/23vs Miami (OH)L 14-3132000
Sat 9/16@ SyracuseL 17-41740010
Sat 9/9@ Kansas10+ tacklesW 45-271010000
Thu 8/31vs Rhode Island10+ tackles · Splash gameW 30-271182110

Player Story

Alex Briones story

Alex Briones built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Ishpeming, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Alex Briones' career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Alex Briones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0
2016 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan4245.14
2017 PostseasonCentral Michigan17.540.110.413.5
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan17.540.110.40
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan10339-7.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kent State

Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Rhode Island

Week 1 · W 30-27

4

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Maine

Week 4 · W 17-5

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#4

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 11 · W 42-30 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 6 · L 24-34 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Central Michigan

17.5 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage

65.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan

65.4

17.5 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan

60

10 primary · 33 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

4

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games